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This is a list of sites and monuments of historic value that are maintained by the National Museums of Kenya. Historic sites Monument wmke-identifier Description Date in gazette as monument Original function Built County Location Address Comment Coordinates Image 1 Mnarani ruins 1929 Kilifi County Kilifi 3°37′52″S 39°51′01″E / 3.631123°S 39.850316°E / -3.631123; 39. ...
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley: Rift Valley Province: Natural: (viii), (x) 2011: Located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, the site features three lakes: Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita. A highly diverse population of birds, including thirteen threatened species, frequent the area.
Burial monuments and structures in Kenya (1 C) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Kenya" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The Mombasa Tusks, also referred to as Mapembe ya Ndovu or Mapembeni [1] or Pembe za Ndovu (Swahili for elephant tusks), [2] form a monument over Moi Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Mombasa, Kenya. Built in the 1950s to commemorate visits by the British royal family, the monument originally comprised two wooden structures resembling tusks ...
The independence commemorative monument, built in 1973, is a twenty-four meter high column, supporting a pair of clasped hands and a dove of peace. This point celebrates the declaration of independence at midnight, 12 December 1963. It also celebrates the inauguration of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta, in the same night. On one side of ...
Gedi was made a historic monument in 1927. The site was declared a protected monument in 1929, after looters began removing Chinese porcelain inset as architectural decoration. [1] [4] In 1939, the Kenya Public Works Department began restoring structures that were at the greatest risk of collapse. [14]
Kakapel Rockshelter is a Kenyan national monument and archeological site named after the village where it is located on the western slopes of Mt. Elgon in Kenya. [1] [2] It dates to the Late Stone Age (Kansyore) and the Late Iron Age and has produced the earliest evidence of finger millet exploitation in the region.
The African Heritage House is a national monument [1] in Kenya, classified and gazetted under the National Museums and Heritage Act in 2016.Designed by Alan Donovan, [2] built to preserve forgotten architectural designs of the African continent.